Stand structure and dendroecology of an old-growth Nothofagus forest in Conguillio National Park, south Chile

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 176, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 87-103

  Pollmann, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Forest dynamics; Long lived pioneer species; Nothofagus; Regeneration pattern; Temperate rainforest

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); VEGETATION; VOLCANOES;

DENDROECOLOGY;

FORESTRY;

AGE STRUCTURE; DENDROECOLOGY; FOREST DYNAMICS; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; REGENERATION; STAND STRUCTURE;

CHILE;

FAGUS; NOTHOFAGUS; NOTHOFAGUS ALPINA; NOTHOFAGUS DOMBEYI;

EID: 0037451740     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00279-7     Document Type: Article

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